https://github.com/andxyz/slack-history-export

export your slack-history
https://github.com/andxyz/slack-history-export

export export-json slack slack-api slack-extension

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export your slack-history

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andxyz/slack-history-export
• Owner: andxyz
• Created: 2016-10-04T22:02:36.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-30T22:13:47.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-05T17:35:28.897Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: export, export-json, slack, slack-api, slack-extension
• Language: Python
• Size: 13.7 KB
• Stars: 25
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
a fork of https://gist.github.com/Chandler/fb7a070f52883849de35

My fork is solely to document how to use the code with python3. If you are

unfamiliar with python3 but own a mac laptop.

The script finds all channels, private channels and direct messages

that your user participates in. it downloads the complete history for

those converations and writes each conversation out to seperate json files.

This user centric history gathering is nice because the official slack data exporter

only exports public channels.

PS, this only works if your slack team has a paid account which allows for unlimited history.

PPS, this use of the API is blessed by Slack.

https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/204897248

> If you want to export the contents of your own private groups and direct messages please see our API documentation.

- step 1 visit https://api.slack.com/docs/oauth-test-tokens and click "generate-test-token"

  ```shell

  open 'https://api.slack.com/docs/oauth-test-tokens'

  ```

- step 2 check https://api.slack.com/tokens

  ```shell

  open 'https://api.slack.com/tokens'

  ```

#### A simple usage example

```shell

cd slack-history-export/

brew install python3

pip3 install pipenv

pipenv --python=/usr/local/bin/python3 shell

pipenv install

pipenv run python slack_history.py --token='123token'

```

#### other usage examples

```shell

pipenv run python slack_history.py --token='123token'

pipenv run python slack_history.py --token='123token' --dryRun=True

pipenv run python slack_history.py --token='123token' --skipDirectMessages

pipenv run python slack_history.py --token='123token' --skipDirectMessages --skipPrivateChannels

```

see [./slack_history.py](slack_history.py)